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BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED JULY H.191].

Patented Sept; 10, 1918.-

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I JAMES M. SMITH, OF DARIEN, GEORGIA.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Application filed July 11, 1917. Serial No. 179,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Darien, county of McIntosh, and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improved means for securing the hairs or bristles of a brush to its handle.

My object is to provide simple and improved means for this purpose which will prevent the hairs or bristles from becoming loose or falling out and will render it easy to remove old hairs or bristles and substitute new ones therefor.

The invention is set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1, is a side view, broken away, showing the invention; and

Fig. 2, a cross-section therethrough.

There is pivoted to the handle 1 at 12, a holder 13 which has a slot 14 through which the hairs or bristles 2 are passed or looped. The handle 1 is preferably of bent or tubular metal provided with a groove 15 into which the holder 13 is pressed and held by frictional engagement with the handle. The folded or bent portions of the hairs or bristles 2 are thus wedged in between the walls of the handle and tightly held. On swinging the holder 13 outwardly, the hairs or bristles 2 can be removed and others substituted therefor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A brush comprising a handle having a groove therein, a slotted holder having a pivotal, swinging connection with the handle and adapted to enter said groove, and hairs inserted through the slot and removably looped around a portion of said holder, the looped portions of the hairs being clamped against the walls of the groove by the holder.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JAMES M. SMITH.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." 

